the new GARDEN
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
November 18, 2018 7:50pm CST
My big brother, having the green thumb, is constantly renovating our lawn. Good thing the grass is growing greener and our mango tree is also trimmed and cut. Though there is no more shade, my big brother planted some of the ornamental plants to the ground like the poinsettia.
He took his talent from our mother. His hands are cool to the plants.
He will be leaving back to UK on Sunday. We will surely miss him. It will also be back to only 3 of us at home.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
21 Nov 18
@ridingbet Yes, all the cables are underground here in Switzerland.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
oh, hahaha! yes. those cables get tangled during typhoons that is why we have some power outages. in Kuwait, or maybe in othr parts of the world, there are no electrical posts because they are underground. is it the same there in your place?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
@LadyDuck that is why maybe if there are severe weather disturbance, the power won't be cut off there.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
@ridingbet Oh i see. Indeed it was Ompoy.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
it was Ompong not Ondoy, last SEptember, my lady. my sister tends to the plants. i don't touch them because they might wither and die.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
@rakski once the roots reach the soil, then my sister won't re-plant it again
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
our garden was so 'ungardenlike' during summer time because the soil was brown and barren and grass did not grow. even the plants wither due to the extreme heat from the sun
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
yes, but the latest technology can have us communicate with him through hones, unlike before that snail mails are the only sources of communication. telegram 'din pala'.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
@thelme55 yes they are. it is like talking face to face, unlike snail mails and telegrams that take days to reach its destination
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@thelme55 (79324)
• Germany
21 Nov 18
@ridingbet I agree. Those gadgets for connecting our faraway relatives are cool, aren't they?
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
19 Nov 18
you have a good place. too bad he's leaving. I wish for your brother's safety. by the way, my sister in law is in UK too 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
@renicemae since 1991. he has a British passport now.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
really? where in UK. my big brother has a house in Southend-on-Sea. he works as a nurse.
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@renicemae (4883)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
@ridingbet My sister in law is a nurse too. She's in South Hampton. How long is your brother working in UK?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
thanks. it is just a very simple garden fixed by my brother. the rains eventually kept the grass grow that is why there is no more brown soil in the lawn
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
@Nevena83 good for you because you can plant and tend roses.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
21 Nov 18
@ridingbet Wonderful indeed, I would like to have such a garden. I have a big yard, but it's not very well arranged, I planted roses.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Nov 18
the branches of apple are planted in big pots. when a twig is cut, it shows green so it means the twig is alive.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
thank you. i can just stare it in awe because i have not done anything good with it. hahaha.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
yes, we surely will miss him. but he said he will be back, God's will, on his birthday next year, March.
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@JESSY3236 (22245)
• United States
20 Nov 18
pretty garden. My mother says I have a green thumb when it comes to potted plants.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
really? then you can grow and tend plants, right? how i wish i have that. i think my hands are good for caring the sick but not on plants.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
yes. especially if the mango tree has the leaves giving us shade. it was trimmed and cut because of the typhoon.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Nov 18
thank you. i guess i have to tell my big brother and sister how their works are appreciated by my friends.
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